Digital Content Producer

Simone Seikaly

Simone Seikaly is a veteran reporter, anchor and producer at KSL NewsRadio, but these days, she's best known as a digital content producer. You can reach her at sseikaly@ksl.com.

Democrats: Fired watchdog was looking into Saudi arms sale

Congressional Democrats say the State Department inspector general whom President Donald Trump fired last week was investigating possible impropriety in a massive arms sale to Saudi Arabia last year.
6 years ago

VIDEO: How vaccines stop the spread of viruses

VIDEO: How vaccines work, why they're effective, and why it's important that most people get them.
6 years ago

Utah neighborhoods hardest hit by COVID-19 are in Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — Neighborhoods in two zip codes in Salt Lake City include some of the hardest hit by COVID-19 in the state. Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall called them COVID-19 “hot spots.” The neighborhoods in question are in the zip codes 84104 and 84116, according to the COVID-19 Data Dashboard published by […]
6 years ago

Two people and more than a dozen dogs died in Idaho crash

Two people and dozens of dogs were involved in a single-car crash early Friday morning on I-15 near Shelley, Idaho. The people and 16 dogs died.
6 years ago

Sailors on sidelined carrier get virus for second time

Five sailors on the aircraft carrier sidelined in Guam due to a COVID-19 outbreak have the virus for a second time and have been taken off the ship.
6 years ago

New wedding trend starts small, promises more later

There's a new wedding trend called the "minimony." Couples marry alone and promise a larger celebration down the line.
6 years ago

KSL NewsRadio picks up Murrow award for tour bus crash coverage

KSL Newsradio has won two regional awards for excellence from the Radio Television Digital News Association.
6 years ago

No Utah Shakespeare Festival this year

The directors of the Utah Shakespeare Festival (the Festival) announced on Tuesday that they have canceled the Festival's 2020 season.
6 years ago

IRS sets deadline for relief payment by direct deposit

Taxpayers who want to get their stimulus payments from the IRS via direct deposit have less than 48 hours to enter their information online.
6 years ago

If games resume, will athletes be ready?

Making it safe for America's professional sports teams to start playing games is one thing. Making sure athletes are in game shape is another.
6 years ago

“Pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome” may be linked to COVID-19 in children

In New York City dozens of children have "pediatric multisystem inflammatory syndrome," which health officials believe could be linked to coronavirus.
6 years ago

Poll: Most in US back curbing in-person worship amid virus

A new poll finds that most Americans think in-person religious services should be barred or allowed only with limits during the coronavirus pandemic.
6 years ago

Malaria drug shows no benefit in another coronavirus study

A new study finds no evidence of benefit from a malaria drug widely promoted as a treatment for coronavirus infection.
6 years ago

Bug experts dismiss worry about US ‘murder hornets’ as hype

Bug experts are dismissing as media hype the recent worry about so-called murder hornets spotted in Washington state.
6 years ago

Frontier Airlines will drop open-seat fee that drew attacks

After US government pushback, Frontier Airlines will drop plans to charge an extra fee for passengers to lock in an empty middle seat next to them.
6 years ago

Fractures in many nations widen as virus lockdowns ease

Regional and political fractures are emerging in many nations over how fast to lift the lid on coronavirus-imposed lockdowns.
6 years ago

DeVos finalizes regulations giving more rights to those accused of sexual assault on college campuses

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos formally announces new protections for those accused of campus sexual harassment and assault.
6 years ago

Second edition of ‘The Disney Family Singalong’ adds John Legend, Katy Perry

John Legend and Katy Perry have been added to the roster of the second Disney Family Singalong, to be televised lives at a date as yet unknown.
6 years ago

Utah will provide PPE to small businesses

Utah announced a one-time giveaway for small businesses of personal protective equipment. The PPE Push Pack includes masks, sanitizer, and gloves.
6 years ago

America’s Freedom Festival activities in Provo postponed

All associated with America's Freedom Festival in Provo have been postponed until 2021. However, there will be a modified fireworks presentation.
6 years ago

Ousted vaccine director files whistleblower complaint alleging coronavirus warnings were ignored

Originally Published: 05 MAY 20 14:38 ET (CNN) — Dr. Rick Bright, the ousted director of the office involved in developing a coronavirus vaccine, formally filed an extensive whistleblower complaint Tuesday alleging his early warnings about the coronavirus were ignored and that his caution at a treatment favored by President Donald Trump led to his […]
6 years ago

Hasbro introduces Baby Yoda-themed Monopoly set just in time for May the Fourth

Hasbro has introduced a Baby Yoda-themed Monopoly set. Buy it you will?
6 years ago

Don Shula, winningest coach in pro football history, dies at 90

Don Shula died Monday at age 90. He won the most games of any NFL coach and led the Miami Dolphins to the only perfect season in league history.
6 years ago

Be cautious at the grocery store checkout line — here’s why

Originally Published: 30 APR 20 15:18 ET (CNN) — Sandra Kunz wanted to keep working as a Walmart cashier even as the coronavirus spread. Despite a lung condition, the 72-year-old in Aurora, Colorado, needed to get her paycheck, according to her sister, Paula Spellman. Her husband, Gus, was injured and out of work, and the […]
6 years ago